Biography
Richard Gilbert (b. Plymouth, Devon UK 1957) studies at Falmouth Art School, Wimbledon Art School and Chelsea School of Art as well an MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He focusses on projects developing bodies of work based on locations or ideas such as time, the seasons or context such as responding to an artist or writer. He has had exhibitions in Hereford, the Midlands and London and contributed towards group shows in the UK and Europe. His work is in public and private collections in the UK and abroad.
Gilbert's practice is based around painting, watercolour and drawing with an earlier period exploring sculpture, it has been supplemented by teaching, running workshops based on drawing trees and community engagement such as the Big Draw 'A Journey through Herefordshire' at Hereford Museum and Art Gallery in October 2019.
